The Light of the Face and the Inner Disturbance
Helping. As if even while laboring you say, and while sick: 'Why have you despaired of health? Behold, the physician is present.' Hope in God, because I will confess to him; salvation of my face and my God. God is present; expect from him to be freed from sorrow and trouble. Then he was freed from these, when the sorrows reached an end, when... for he removes the trouble, he removes the sorrow.
'Salvation of my face.' We say regarding 'the eyes of the wise are in his head,' because in the... and the prudent and the imprudent have their faces. 'Salvation...' is said in the scripture regarding the face, which is often said, not regarding... 'May the Lord lift up his face upon you and give you peace' (Num 6:26); for not face... 'May the Lord make his face shine upon you and bless you' (Num 6:25). Here the face that is revealed... it is also said 'image of the invisible God,' the 'character of his substance' (Col 1:15); salvation and blessing follow, if this face is lifted up and becomes unmixed.
What then is the face? —that which the man took up... a taking up as if it were the face of God, it is made known... I once also explained into that by a second implication... the Son says the form of the Father, form as his character or form as they construct an idea in the soul. Therefore, salvation is of my face. Having become... it is not that of the body, but regarding that which is said... for it does not say that the face of the body without a covering...
Where the face is revealed from ignorance and sin; for 'the wisdom of man brightens his face' (Proverbs 15:30). This bright face does not have a covering of ignorance, nor an overlay of wickedness, but is pure; you are the salvation of the face, O God.
My soul was disturbed toward myself; this is the kind of disturbance. And this was also said, when he says, 'I poured out my soul upon myself' (Psalm 62:8) toward the outside; I did not appear to them being disordered. The one being disturbed by these things, his disturbance is turned toward himself.
Therefore I will remember you from the land of Jordan and Hermon (Psalm 133:3). Since my soul is disturbed, even if the disturbance is toward myself, I need a cleansing bath, I have need of baptism. 'I remembered you' therefore 'from the land of Jordan and Hermon'. Hermon is interpreted as 'way of the lamp' or 'offering'. This says that this mountain... acting meteorically, having a divided mind, being illuminated, makes the traveler go straight. And Jordan is interpreted as 'their descent'. It is able to descend, but for their sake it descended, just as an excellent teacher... from a small mountain, the abyss calls to abyss into the voice of your cataracts.
It is, and it is manifest; for 'the mountain of the Lord shall be manifest, and let us ascend to the mountain of the Lord' (Psalm 20:6). Even if it is toward us and toward creation, what is being judged together with us. And I say: the Word of God, the God Word, becomes toward each of the prophets; for 'those he called gods, to whom the word of God came' (Psalm 82:6). 'The word of the Lord came to me, saying' (Jeremiah 1:4). If then toward those who are made gods...
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βοηθοῦντα. ὡς εἰ καὶ κάμνοντι λέγῃς καὶ νοσοῦντι ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ···· ἵνα τί ἀφήλπισας τὴν ὑγείαν; ἰδοὺ πάρεστιν ὁ ἰατρός"3. 6 ἔλπισον ἐπὶ τὸν θεόν, ὅτι ἐξομολογήσομαι αὐτῷ· σωτήριον τοῦ προσώπου μου καὶ ὁ θεός μου. πάρεστιν ὁ θεός· προσδόκησον παρ' αὐτοῦ ἀπαλλαγῆναι τῆς λύπης καὶ τῆς ταραχῆς. τότε δὲ ἀπηλλάγη τούτων, ὅταν τὰ λυπηρὰ πέρας λάβῃ, ὅταν ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ····ωσιν· αἴρει γὰρ τὴν ταραχήν, αἴρει τὴν λύπην. "σωτήριον τοῦ προσώπου μου". ····· ····· ····· ····· ·· ἐλέγομεν εἰς τό· "τοῦ σοφοῦ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ ἐν κεφαλῇ αὐτοῦ", ὅτι ἐν τῷ ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ·· καὶ οἱ φρόνιμοι καὶ οἱ μὴ φρόνιμοι τὰς ὄψεις ἔχουσιν. "σωτήριον ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ·· λέγεται ἐν τῇ γραφῇ περὶ προσώπου, ἃ πολλάκις εἴρηται, οὐ περὶ ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· "ἐπάραι κύριος τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ σὲ καὶ δῴη σοι εἰρήνην"· μὴ γὰρ προσωπ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ···· "ἐπιφάναι κύριος τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ καὶ εὐλογήσαι σε". ὧδε τὸ πρόσωπον τὸ ἐπιφ̣····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· λέγεται δὲ καὶ "εἰκὼν τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ ἀοράτου", ὁ "χαρακτὴρ τῆς ὑποστάσεως αὐτοῦ" ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ·· σωτηρία καὶ εὐλογία ἕπεται, ἐὰν ἐπαρθῇ τοῦτο τὸ πρόσωπον ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ··· ἀσύγχυτος γίνεται. ἐπερ · τὸ πρόσωπον; –ὃ ἀνέλαβεν ὁ ἄνθρωπος ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ···· διάλημψις ὥσπερ πρόσωπόν ἐστιν θεοῦ, εἰδοποιεῖται φ̣····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ···· ἐξηγησάμην ποτὲ καὶ εἰς ἐκεῖνο κατὰ δευτέρ̣αν ἀπόδοσιν ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· 302 ·· ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ·· τὸν υἱὸν λέγει τὸ εἶδος τοῦ πατρός, εἶδος ὡς χαρακτὴρ αὐτοῦ ἢ εἶδος τὴν περὶ ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ···· κατασκευάζουσιν τῇ ψυχῇ εἰδέα. τοῦ οὖν ἐμοῦ προσώπου σωτήριον εἶ. ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ··ν̣α γενάμενον οὐ τὸ τοῦ σώματός ἐστιν, ἀλλὰ περὶ οὗ λέγεται· "ἡμεῖς δὲ ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ·· μὴ γὰρ τοῦτο λέγει, ὅτι ἄνευ καλύμματος τὸ πρόσωπον τοῦ σώματος ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ···εται τοῦ ἔσω ἀνθρώπου τὸ πρόσωπον ἐξ ἀγνοίας καὶ ἁμαρτίας, φανεροῦται ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ··· γάρ· "σοφία ἀνθρώπου φωτιεῖ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ". τὸ φωτεινὸν τοῦτο πρόσωπον ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· οὐκ ἔχει ἀγνοίας κάλυμμα, οὐκ ἔχει κακίας ἐπίβλημα, ἀλλὰ καθαρὸν ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ···· τοῦ προσώπου σωτηρία εἶ, ὦ θεέ. 7 πρὸς ἐμαυτὸν ἡ ψυχή μου ἐταράχθη. ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ···· τὸ εἶδος τῆς ταραχῆς. ἐλέχθη δὲ καὶ τοῦτο, ὅτε "ἐξέχεα", λέγει, "τὴν ψυχήν μου ἐπ' ἐμὲ" ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· · πρὸς τὰ ἔξω, οὐκ ἐφάνην αὐτοῖς τεταραγμένος. ὁ ταραττόμενος ἐν ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· 211 ···τούτων ἱστῶν τὴν ταραχήν, πρὸς ἑαυτὸν τετάρακται. 7 διὰ τοῦτο μνησθήσομαί σου ἐκ γῆς Ἰορδάνου καὶ Ἑρμωνιίμ. ἐπεὶ ἡ ψυχή μου τετάρακται, εἰ καὶ πρὸς ἐμὲ αὐτὸν ἡ ταραχὴ ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ·· λουτροῦ καθαρσίου δέομαι, βαπτίσματός μοι χρεία. "ἐμνήσθην σου" οὖν "ἐκ γῆς Ἰορδάνου καὶ Ἑρμωνιίμ". τὸ Ἑρμωνιὶμ "3ὁδὸς λύχνου"3 ἑρμηνεύεται ἢ "3ἀνάθημα"3. τοῦτο λέγει ὅτι· τοῦτο τὸ ὄρος ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ····ε̣νος, πράττων μετεώρως, διῃρμένον ἔχων τὸ φρόνημα ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ···· φωτιζομένη κατ' εὐθὺ ποιεῖ χωρεῖν τὸν ὁδεύοντα, οὐ προσ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ··· ἑρμηνεύεται δὲ Ἰορδάνης "3κατάβασις αὐτῶν"3. δύναται κατά····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· κ̣ατέβη, ἀλλὰ αὐτῶν ἕνεκα κατέβη, ὥσπερ διδάσκαλος ἄριστος ····· ····· ····· ····· · 7–8 ἀπὸ ὄρους μικροῦ ἄβυσσος πρὸς ἄβυσσον ἐπικαλεῖται εἰς φωνὴν τῶν καταρακτῶν σου. ····· ····· ····· ····· ·····ρ ἐστιν, ἐνφανὲς δέ ἐστιν· "ἔσται" γὰρ "ἐνφανὲς τὸ ὄρος τοῦ κυρίου, καὶ ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ··· ἀναβῶμεν εἰς τὸ ὄρος τοῦ κυρίου". εἰ καὶ πρὸς ἡμᾶς καὶ πρὸς τὴν κτίσιν η····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ···· τι συνκρινόμενον πρὸς ἡμᾶς. καὶ λέγω· ὁ τοῦ θεοῦ λόγος, ὁ θεὸς λόγος ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ····· ·· γίνεται δὲ πρὸς ἕκαστον τῶν προφητῶν· "ἐκείνους" γὰρ "θεοὺς εἶπεν πρὸς οὓς ὁ λόγος τοῦ θεοῦ ἐγένετο". "ἐγένετο λόγος̣ κυρίου πρός με λέγων". εἰ τοίνυν πρὸς τοὺς θεοποιουμένους ····· ·····
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Didymus the Blind on the Psalms.
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